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Scale (2022)

Scale poster
Directed by
Joseph Pierce
Genre
drama film
Country
Czech Republic, United Kingdom, France, Belgium
Runtime
15 min
Rated
18+
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An animated short film about a man who builds a scale model of the world. He becomes increasingly absorbed in his miniature creation.

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What happens

Scale is a 2022 French animated short film directed by Joseph Pierce. The film debuted at the 2022 Critics Week at Cannes Film Festival and was produced by Melocoton Films (France), in co-production with Bridge Way Films (UK), Endorfilm (Czech Republic) and Ozù Productions (Belgium). Scale has received several nominations and awards, including a nomination for Best British Short Film at the 2022 British Independent Film Awards and winning the Golden Zagreb Award at the 2023 Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films. In August 2022, the film won the Oscar-qualifying award for Best Animation at HollyShorts Film Festival, and became eligible for the 96th Academy Awards. The film is also in the official selection for the 2024 César Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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